The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-27
GOSSIP OF THE BALL FIELD.

UUDOlf VI HE BALL FIELD.
BRoOKLYN' EFFORT TO GET ROBBY
CARUTHERs NOT SUCCESSFUL
a New Cemnercial League BEING Organised
Miner Leasue Misunderstanding the
international Loague-The Association
MeetinG-Flayers should Have n say In
ForminE the xuies-News In General.
The 81. Louis-Brooklyn deal, by which Blu
shong, the great catcher. will com to Brook
lyn. and the st. Louis-Athletic deal, by which
several players were changed by those two
clubs. were the only important transactions In
base ball during the past week. That part OF
the deal In which the Brooklyn team was inter-
ested was intended to include the sale OF Ca
ruthers to tho Brooklyns, but as President Won
fer Abe wanted the value OF o whole club In re-
turn for Caruthers, President Byrne held of.
It is still possible that the st. Louis and Brook
Ign Clubs may come to some understanding by
which Caruthers may come her. The only
trouble is that he knows he Is a good player.
and It interferes with his future success.
He has threatened several times to stop base
ball. but he now says that all he wants is to get
away from 81. Louis. 1t is strange what stories
players will start when they want to get away
from O club or an increase OF salary. Instead
OF coming right out and saying, II will not
play with you unless you do as ! ask. they beat
about the bush and talk Of what they will or
will not do. 1t Is quite evident that the st.
Louis players. will not have the chance to
squeeze Won der Abe In regard to salaries next
spring. A few OF the players may find them
selves out in the cold II they try 1t on.
PROTECTION FOR THE MINOR LEAGUE CLuBs
The enormou amount Of capital which is In
vested every year by the minor league teams,
-ttk1,,k roxoottoo xva,,lJ <opA onop tN I'LL 0H oil
the smaller clubs. The recent move BY the
League toward giving the younger organiza-
tons q voice In their protection was forced
upon them. Both the League and Association
saw that they were cutting of the supply OF
players, and their recent move was to put ar
end to tho practice by which the players OF
these younger clubs were carried of by the
clubs Of the older organizations. Ameeting
will soon be held to appoint delegates TO the
Arbitration Committee meeting.
THE SPLIT IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Tho split In the International League, caused
by excessive salaries. will. no doubt, prove
beneficial to the two organizations formed
since the split. Tho split was bound to como.
paid out in the long jumps the clubs were
obliged to take from time. to time. Excellent
circuits can now be made 2 Y BY Il the two organdiT7 q
Hartford, New Haven, Wllkesbarre, and Scran-
one. 1Tns c Circuit ut Of tho new. fnternatiohai' As.
s sSsistiSn cf Rod iRs,ade t hsf slHes Fl mfHy; ot Fo.
AN u"NBusINEssLIKE MANAGEMENT.
Many good stories are told Of the manner IN
which former managers Of the Athletics did
b BUSINESS .h but the Mt shr es men aase control ling the he
tho profits. When the day for paying players
Aolnrfaa I'm - Nnr fhA fhrnn MN DArn
ss%e sos sfhss and chippsd 'I IN their eirH third.
This same ne thing nnia hEs gGS %av when ,oat any AZ expenses p g Is
inserting the advertisement for, one week. It
could not be expe,eted that a club controlled IN
this manner could BE- a success; and i 1t failed:
sP9 shs P q s | S Z! sh %1 . %sRl ss %S S1Ss sI ana re t.
and manager of the newly reorganized club.
NEW COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.
The following firms are mentioned In con-
nection with a new ,Commercial League for
fpas slty; 4 co., Sun sWes, saskFIs sn5 q o. : et en-, Il.
=; clafiip 4, 4 Co. 9 and : Butler, CCia;p ept q s, co: 1t iss
viii shortly be held. A Constitution and the
rules OF the American Association will .proba-
Yo5rP c e%HRssS;i L League M:,i 20 Of f BASE Bali ss in CUBS uss
It is tho intention to arrange a schedule OF
SShsm onlg. hnSl kamlen; E sG b Be- g sens to G he s eom.
mereial Clubs Of Boston and Philadelphia to
participate in q final series, to be played by
t trep lssa MIlf be- s,u fouS 81 ea for. 'lt Thie = se nsonsU VIII
open In April.and extend to October.
THE PLAYERS SHOULD HAVE A SAY.
Before going away John NJ. Ward said that
one oI two Of the changes In the PLAYING rules
e edge" said aid Mr. INV Ward sS' that %A { did not f favor the
four strikes At the beginning, but when they
mind. However. | think i it lad not been Tor
the trouble between the League and Brother
had that h al ~ 81 tnttl hoy.a had nnunn
say with regard to the changes. l think that 1t
would be no more than right that the players
Rules. for they know whether a change would
IT,, There is but little doubt that the players
before long, for In reality they are the only
ones who know what changes are needed to
benefit the game.
Manager Phillips Of the Pittsburgh Club sat
recent base ball meeting. Several other base
1 Ss.l @ saps ST. ssSnna 4 hi .eii s yoa S vt w /. is tssl s.lS
PP-eTisass; WHY, whom ! went t. start tie
put q dollar In base ball. .Sharsig and Mason
i Essed SiIh mo, W saf Rsn su et ss sif IN mere sstfi 1ha th g
Ero9nds and then we set to work putting up
t isrs' 'S wSrth sn Of s fa%ber T an gS set t ses 3 ff ior d tbo
nails. The carpenter work we did ourselves.
At last we got things In shape. and we ar
ranged for tho Bostons to come on and play
Hs. Our players, al worked on tick, but when
they found that I had guaranteed the Bostons
S2O9. rain or shine: thor, was q small panic. AS
welmade money. lit had rained we were gone"
h ASSOCIATION MEETING.
The meeting Of the American Association at
Cincinnati on Dec. 8 will be about as Interest
ing a. the recent League meeting. One Of the
serve plan. which c~ontemplates The adoption Of
Q rule whereby the managers will have control
OF the player for the entire year, instead Of six
present owls OF advance money, and will also
enable a manager to keep a watchful eye over
his players. and see that they maintain them
selyes, In proper physical condition. The idea
clude the whole year and mete It out to him
MGR alike, AS 1t Is now arranged, when the
championship season CLOSES, o manager loses
kl sight Of his men until the following spring.
II q not very, likely that this rule will be
adopted. for q player. II he lives away from the
city In which his club belongs, will never be
his salary for railroad travel.
Another question Is that Of raising the ad-
mission fee to 80 cents instead OF the present
rs cents. This. II adopted. would prove ruinous
En- aNT~A AINhA Y.